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@article{182351,
        author = {Ananya and Amruta and Anitha and Bhoomika},
        title = {Shutdown, restart and logout of computer using python},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {2},
        pages = {1748-1756},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=182351},
        abstract = {Automation in system-level operations has become an essential aspect of enhancing user productivity and ensuring timely execution of system tasks. Python, being a powerful and user-friendly programming language, offers several in-built libraries and system interface capabilities that allow developers to control system functions programmatically. This project explores the methods to automate common computer functions such as shutdown, restart, and logout using Python. By leveraging Python’s os and subprocess modules, these tasks can be executed with minimal code, providing convenience and control in system administration, especially for scheduled tasks and remote operations.
The report details the conceptual understanding, implementation techniques, and practical execution of these functions on various operating systems. Security concerns, OS dependencies, and potential real-world use cases are also discussed. The ultimate goal is to simplify computer operation tasks using scripting, making it useful in both educational environments and small-scale enterprise automation settings.
 In the modern digital age, automation plays a crucial role in enhancing user efficiency and streamlining routine tasks. Among these, managing basic system operations like shutting down, restarting, or logging out of a computer is essential, especially for developers, system administrators, and researchers. This project explores how Python, a powerful yet simple programming language, can be used to perform these essential tasks with just a few lines of code. By utilizing Python’s os and platform modules, we can directly interface with the operating system to trigger system-level commands programmatically.
The objective of this project is to provide users with a user-friendly and cross-platform solution that automates the shutdown, restart, and logo},
        keywords = {Python, Shutdown, Restart, Logout, Operating System, Automation, os module, subprocess module},
        month = {July},
        }